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J. G. SNYDER.

RAILWAY TIE AND PASTE-NEH.

APPLICATION FILED DEC- 10. 1917.

Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

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Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

1. 6. SNYDER. I RAILWAY TIE AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-1D,!9I1.

J. G. SNYDER. RAILWAY TIE AND FASTENER.

APPLICATDN FILED DEC- l0, IQIY- 01 ,3 1 5, 1 69. Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

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.To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, JQHNGr. SNYDEB,:3. citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city'of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Railway-Tie and Fastener, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

for holding the same in proper position 0n the roadbed, the tie and the meansfor holding the same in position being capable of easy tamping for holding the parts in position on the roadbed.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of an improved fastener which secures a rail to the tie and yet insulates the ame therefrom. v

A still'further object .of the invention is the provision of a locking means for the rail fastening device and formed so as to lock the rail fasteningdevice against removal and against becoming loose. In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a detail fragmentary perspective view of a tie and fastener disclosingan embodiment of the invention, .oneend of a rail being shown in connection therewith.

Fig. 2 is a section through Fig. 1 on line Fig. 3 is an inverted perspective view of the fastener plate disclosing certain features of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof aninsulating plate disclosing certainfeatures of the invention. a

r Fig. .6 is a detail view, partially in section,

showing a slight modified form of a fastening bolt and nut.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of one end of a RAILWAY-TIE Am) rasrmvnn.

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invention tothat shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 7 disclosing a further modified form of the invention from that shown in Fig. 1. i

Fig. 9 is a top plan view of a complete tie disclosing a further modified form of the invention from that shown in Fig. 8. TlllS invention relates to railway ties and i i Fig. 110 is an inverted perspective view of the form of the invention shown in Fig. -37, the same be ng on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 11 is an inverted perspective View of the structure shown inFig. 8, the same being on an enlarged scale.

. Fig. 12 is a side view of a slightly modified "orm of fastening screw and nut. Fig. 13 is a bottom plan view of thestructure shown in Fig. 12.

i Fig. 1 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the screwshown in Fig. 12 before the lower end has been spread.

Fig. 15 is a perspective view showing a slightly modified "form of tie.

1 Fig. 16 is a view similar to Fig. 15, but 1 showing. a further modified form of tie.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals 1 indicates an ordinary rail of any desired kind and 2 a metallic tie substantially of I-beam structure, though the bottom 3 is preferably appreciably narrower than the top 4, which top is provided with comparatively wide flanges 5 and in order to better accommodate the fastening plate 7 and the respective fastening screws 8! Plate 7 is made of metal and is constructed as shown particularly in Figs. 3 and 5,11amely, of a size extending from substan tially near one edge of the top 1 of tie 2 to the other edge, and an appreciable distance on each side of the rail 1, so that the screws 8 maybe properly positioned. T1e2 1s, of

course, provided with a fastening plate 7 and associate parts near each end and each plateisprovided with one or more depending lugs 9, said lugs being preferably two. a in number as shown in Fig. 3, and of such a length as to extend through the 1nsulatjing plate 10 and through the respective flanges5 and 6 so as to receive :the nut 11. The ilugs 9-are hollow and if desired may be provided with threads so that the screw 8 could be screwed entirely therethrough and 1 thus be clamped in position by the nut 11,

though ordinarily the bore of the lugs .is

smooth and t e leve Po tions hereqf a provided with threads 12 for receiving the nuts 11. An insulating washer 13, of any desired material, as'for instance fiber, is provided and is formed so as to fit over the respective lugs 9 and be clampedgin position by nut '11, a metallic washer being lnterposed so as to provide a; wearing surface. This'construction and arrangement, for 111- stance Fig. 5, is such that the'plate 7 and the rail 1 are both clamped rigidly in pos1 tion when nut 11 is tightened. ,g

In order to absolutely insure nut 11 against coming'oft during the jolt and jar of the various parts when in use, said nut is provided with a depending annular flange 1.5 having a plurality of apertures therein through which a pin 16 is passed, when the parts are in a lockedposition said pin passing through a suitable aperture in the screw 8. The apertures in the sleeve of flange 15 are elongated so as to register with the aperture in the screw, even though the same is positioned slightly higher or lower in respect to thetie 2. I a

In providing insulating plate-10 bosses 17 are provided which are hollow, said 'bossesbeing'the sameinnumber as the lugs 9 and similarly located, 'so; as to properly fit the various apertures 18 in the flanges 5 and'6 and also fit reasonably snugthe'lugs 9.

In the drawing two lugs 9 have been shown arranged near diagonally opposite corners so that one screw 8 will extend through flange 6 while the other screw 8 will extend through flange 5 from opposite sides of. the mill. It is, however, understood that any desired number of lugs 9 can be 'used from one up according to the par-- ticular requirements. a

In Fig. 6 will be seen a slightly modified form of the invention wherein the screw 19 isconstructed similar to screw 8, but is not I providedwith an aperture for pin 16, but 'on l accidental; disengagement. I

the contrary is provided with a cut or slit 20 where the lower end may be spread as shown in Fig. 2. This form of the invent-ion-also utilizes an ordinary nut 21 instead of the special nut 11 with the flange 15,

end of the lugs 9 and properly clamping the positively as well as the other parts'against In Figs. 12 to 14 inclusive will be seen a further modified form of clamping screw associate 1parts,*wherein the screw 22 is formed square at the bottom and provided with a slit 23 so that the corners 21 and 25 may engage the slots 26 in the nut 27 when the parts are bent over as shown in Fig. 12. This construction not only prevents the accidental movement of the screw, but pre-' vents the loosening of the nut 27 and consequent loosening of the screw.

As heretofore described the tie 2 is preferably wider at the top than at the bottom and may be provided with any desired sized fins 28 merging into the bottom flanges 29 and 30. These flanges are riveted, bolted, welded, or secured in any other suitable manner to the retaining pot or dished member 31. The dished member 31 is preferably elongated as shown in Fig. 1 so as to extend from near the end of the tie to a point beyond the rail 1. When the tie is in position on the roadbed a part of the roadbed is tamped beneath the dish so that the tie 2 will be firmly anchored against any longitudinal or lateral movement.

This tamping of a roadbed beneath the dished member or anchor is of special importance, as all reasonably good roadbeds are resilient to a large extent so as to provide the desired cushion to prevent the hammer ing and consequent injury to the rails as the train moves rapidly thereover. After the roadbed has been properly tamped beneath the dished member, which is closed at the top, a cushion is produced which may be termed a combined air and roadbed cushion by reason of the confined air in the material of the roadbed tamped into the anchor or dished member. In this way the cushion efiect of the roadbed is provided for the tie and consequently affects the rail and train in the proper manner.

In Figs? and 10 a further modified form of the invention is shown, in which the tie 2 is provided with a dished member 32 extending an equal distance on each side of the rail 1 and also an equal distance on each side of the tie 2.

In Figs. 8 and 11 a further modified form of anchoring support for the tie 2 is provided, namely a round dished melnber 33 positioned so that the center of the member will be beneath the center of the tie 2 and rail 1.

In Fig. 9 a still further modified form of the invention is shown in which a dished member 34 is provided extending for the full length of the tie 2 and for an equal distance on each side thereof. This dished member, as well as the dished member shown in Fig. 2 may be formed integral with the tie 2 if desired in preference to being formed separate and rigidly secured thereto.

The various'dished members 31, 82, 33 and 34 are preferably made from metal and are secured to a metallic tie 2, but if desired these. dished members may be secured to wood ties or other forms of ties without departing from the spirit of the invention. The fastening means also may be connected with wood ties or other ties beside metallic ties provided the shape thereof is such as to permit the securing means.

In Fig. 15 a modified form of tie 35 is shown, which is sheet metal formed substantially U-shaped in cross section and provided with flanges 36 and 37 to which one of the dished members heretofore described is secured. The upper part of the tie is provided with diagonal extensions 38 preferably sufliciently long to extend below the plane in which the flanges 3 6 and 37 rest whereby any end-thrust is resisted.

In Fig. 16 a similar general arrangement is shown, but the tie 39 is provided with inwardly turned flanges 40 and 41 and a thrust resisting projection 42 extending from the bottom of the tie. A dished member may be secured to the bottom of the tie 39 as shown, or the tie may be used proper use of the various Without said member. This is also true of the structure shown in Fig. 15. The rail may be connected to the tie by the fastener shown in Fig. 5, or by other desired means without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim is:

1. A metallic railway tie formed with a central web, a base formed from laterally extending flanges, and a top member formed from laterally extending flanges, said top flanges having a plurality of apertures adjacent each end for receiving rail securing means and an inverted dished member secured to said base.

2. A railway tie comprising a metallic tie member, and a dished member closed at the top and provided with edges at the bottom so as to dig into the roadbed, said dished member being rigidly secured to the bottom of said tie substantially in line with the central point 011 which the rail rests, said. dished member facing downwardly.

JOHN G. SNYDER.

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